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Israeli Leaders’ Objective All Along Has Been the Expulsion of Occupied Palestinians and Seizure of Their Remaining Land
By Ralph Nader March 15, 2024 The Israeli government’s “solution” to the Palestinian problem – eviction or destruction and colonization of what’s left of Palestinian land – did not begin after the October 7th Hamas raid. A November 22, 2023, article in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz headline reads, “Netanyahu Ignored All the Warnings and Looming…
Read MoreOpen Letter to President Biden 3.12.24
March 12, 2024 President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Re: United States aiding and abetting mass starvation and war crimes in Gaza Dear Mr. President: Willful avoidance does not exculpate your responsibility. There is no exception for the Palestinians in Gaza. Israel is bound by the Geneva Conventions…
Read MoreStop the Worsening UNDERCOUNT of Palestinian Casualties in Gaza
By Ralph Nader March 5, 2024 Since the Hamas raid penetrated the multi-tiered Israeli border security on October 7, 2023 (an unexplained collapse of Israel’s defensive capabilities), 2.3 million utterly defenseless Palestinians in the tiny crowded Gaza enclave have been on the receiving end of over 65,000 bombs/missiles plus non-stop tank shelling and snipers. The…
Read MoreLetter to Medical Societies on Gaza
March 1, 2024 Dear Medical Society leadership, The feature article in Sunday’s Washington Post (Feb. 25, 2024) titled “A Gaza doctor’s fear: Displacement, detention or death” (In print as “Gaza’s Doctors Face Prospect of Israeli Detention”) by Miriam Berger and “Witness to Genocide: Doctors Describe Horrors in Gaza’s Hospitals” by Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan are just…
Read MoreWhat the Mass Media Needs to Cover Re: Israel/Gaza Conflict
By Ralph Nader February 23, 2024 Last October 27, I suggested subjects the mainstream media needed to cover relating to the saturation bombing of Gaza and its defenseless civilian families and infrastructure. Looking at these topics now, four months later, despite massive reporting, the attention to these subjects is still thin and more deserving of…
Read MoreBiden & Blinken – Rule of Illegal Power Over Rule of Law
By Ralph Nader February 16, 2024 Among the puzzling questions that the media chooses to ignore is asking high government officials why they are exercising the illegal use of power that violates the rule of law which they are required to obey. This week, the Veterans for Peace (VFP) made it very easy for reporters…
Read MoreFree Youngsters from Their Screens
February 9, 2024 Silicon Valley’s wardens of the Internet Gulag continue their daily abduction of youngsters into their addictive grip. Harm to the physical and mental health of millions of tweens and teens, separating them from family, community and nature, has been condemned by Democratic and Republican state and Congressional lawmakers, conservative and liberal families…
Read MoreSix Key Cities Can Host 2024 Presidential Debates
By Ralph Nader February 1, 2024 In 2004 author George Farah exposed the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) as a creation in 1987 of the Republican and Democratic Parties to take control away from the “uppity” League of Women Voters (LWV). The League had been the sponsor of presidential debates every four years. Farah’s book…
Read MoreAttention Reporters, Editors, Readers and Shareholders of Gannett
We would like to hear from reporters, editors, readers and shareholders of the Gannett company with suggestions to expand the readership of its USA Today and major city dailies. Journalism is not the strong suit of Gannett’s Board of Directors. There are opportunities to improve these papers and make them more compelling to residents of…
Read MoreProvoking Trump to Defeat Himself Jujitsu Style
By Ralph Nader January 26, 2024 Part of Donald J. Trump’s public persona is to behave like a pouting tween. This trait was on display Tuesday night after the New Hampshire primary results were in, showing Trump getting 54% to Haley’s 43%—the results were closer than polls were predicted. Haley preceded Trump with an address…
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